Helena Cable beats Rakel Johannesdottir to enter into quarter-final of Iceland International 2011
England’s Helena Cable proves her worth by occupying the quarter-final berth after beating Iceland’s Rakel Johannesdottir in the Women’s Singles round-of-16 of the Iceland International 2011, in Iceland, on Friday, November 11.
The English lady proved her skills by playing to her full potential and emerged as the winner in a thrilling match which ended up in three games of 44 minutes.
In the opening set of the match, Helena won the set with a decent difference. However, the local shuttler fought back in the second game and won it with a close margin. The final set was the most interesting fight when both ladies remained neck-to-neck until
the ending phase when the English lady took the winning points to claim victory in the match.
Right from the start of the first set, Helena played fast and accurate badminton as she spared no chance to take points and build pressure on her opponent. Her impressive approach left no room for the local shuttler to play up to the expectation. Until the
interval, Helena was leading the game with a reasonable difference.
After the break, the English lady continued her domination in the opening game and won it with a four-point difference of 21-17.
In the second set of the match, the score progressed with the same speed from both sides and entered into the concluding phase. Both shuttlers kept on snapping each other’s heels by playing to their maximum potential. They remained close until the final
points when Helena became a little defensive and lost the second set with a margin of 21-23.
The final set also progressed closely as they played positive and attacking badminton. They employed all their skills and techniques to get rid of each other but failed to manage it as the level of the game was the same from both sides. However, Helena took
advantage of an unforced error of her rival and won the third set with a 23-21 score on the board.
The 44-minute match ended with the victory of Helena, who emerged as the winner with a 21-17, 21-23 and 23-21.
In the Women’s Singles quarter-final, Helena will take on Iceland’s Ragna Ingolfsdottir, who is the top seed of the event.
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